Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of two or more keys that, when pressed, can be used to
perform a task that would typically require a mouse or other pointing device. Keyboard shortcuts
can make it easier to interact with your computer, saving you time and effort as you work with
Windows and other programs.
Most programs also provide accelerator keys that can make it easier to work with menus and
other commands. Check the menus of programs for accelerator keys. If a letter is underlined in
a menu, that usually means that pressing the Alt key in combination with the underlined key will
have the same effect as clicking that menu item.
Pressing the Alt key in some programs, such as Paint and WordPad, shows commands that are
labeled with additional keys that you can press to use them.
You can also create new keyboard shortcuts to open programs. For more information, see Create
keyboard shortcuts to open programs.
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Ease of Access keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that can help make your computer easier to use.

Press this key To do this

Right Shift for eight seconds Turn Filter Keys on and off

Left Alt+Left Shift+PrtScn (or PrtScn) Turn High Contrast on or off

Left Alt+Left Shift+Num Lock Turn Mouse Keys on or off

Shift five times Turn Sticky Keys on or off

Num Lock for five seconds Turn Toggle Keys on or off

Windows logo key +U Open the Ease of Access Center

General keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains general keyboard shortcuts.

Press this key To do this

F1 Display Help

Ctrl+C (or Ctrl+Insert) Copy the selected item

Ctrl+X Cut the selected item

Ctrl+V (or Shift+Insert) Paste the selected item

 Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Z Undo an action

Ctrl+Y Redo an action

Delete (or Ctrl+D) Delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin

Shift+Delete Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first

F2 Rename the selected item

Ctrl+Right Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word

Ctrl+Left Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word

Ctrl+Down Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph

Ctrl+Up Arrow Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph

Ctrl+Shift with an arrow

Select a block of text
key

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select

Shift with any arrow key
text within a document

Ctrl with any arrow

Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop
key+Spacebar

Ctrl+A Select all items in a document or window

F3 Search for a file or folder

Alt+Enter Display properties for the selected item

Alt+F4 Close the active item, or exit the active program

Alt+Spacebar Open the shortcut menu for the active window

Close the active document (in programs that allow you to have
Ctrl+F4
multiple documents open simultaneously)

Alt+Tab Switch between open items

Ctrl+Alt+Tab Use the arrow keys to switch between open items

Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel Change the size of icons on the desktop

Windows logo key +Tab Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D
 Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Windows logo key Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by using
+Tab Aero Flip 3-D

Alt+Esc Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened

F6 Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop

F4 Display the address bar list in Windows Explorer

Shift+F10 Display the shortcut menu for the selected item

Ctrl+Esc Open the Start menu

Alt+underlined letter Display the corresponding menu

Alt+underlined letter Perform the menu command (or other underlined command)

F10 Activate the menu bar in the active program

Right Arrow Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu

Left Arrow Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu

F5 (or Ctrl+R) Refresh the active window

Alt+Up Arrow View the folder one level up in Windows Explorer

Esc Cancel the current task

Ctrl+Shift+Esc Open Task Manager

Shift when you insert a CD Prevent the CD from automatically playing

Left Alt+Shift Switch the input language when multiple input languages are enabled

Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are

Ctrl+Shift
enabled

Right or Left Ctrl+Shift Change the reading direction of text in right-to-left reading languages

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for use in dialog boxes.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Tab Move forward through tabs

 Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Shift+Tab Move back through tabs

Tab Move forward through options

Shift+Tab Move back through options

Alt+underlined
Perform the command (or select the option) that goes with that letter
letter

Enter Replaces clicking the mouse for many selected commands

Spacebar Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box

Arrow keys Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons

F1 Display Help

F4 Display the items in the active list

Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open

Backspace
dialog box

Windows logo key keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts that use the Windows logo key .

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key Open or close the Start menu.

Windows logo key +Pause Display the System Properties dialog box.

Windows logo key +D Display the desktop.

Windows logo key +M Minimize all windows.

Windows logo key +Shift+M Restore minimized windows to the desktop.

Windows logo key +E Open Computer.

Windows logo key +F Search for a file or folder.

 Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Windows logo key +F Search for computers (if you're on a network).

Windows logo key +L Lock your computer or switch users.

Windows logo key +R Open the Run dialog box.

Windows logo key +T Cycle through programs on the taskbar.

Start the program pinned to the taskbar in the position indicated

Windows logo key +number by the number. If the program is already running, switch to that
program.

Shift+Windows logo key Start a new instance of the program pinned to the taskbar in the
+number position indicated by the number.

Ctrl+Windows logo key Switch to the last active window of the program pinned to the
+number taskbar in the position indicated by the number.

Alt+Windows logo key Open the Jump List for the program pinned to the taskbar in the
+number position indicated by the number.

Windows logo key +Tab Cycle through programs on the taskbar by using Aero Flip 3-D.

Use the arrow keys to cycle through programs on the taskbar by

Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab using Aero Flip 3-D.

Switch to the program that displayed a message in the

Ctrl+Windows logo key +B notification area.

Windows logo key +Spacebar Preview the desktop.

Windows logo key +Up Maximize the window.

Arrow

Windows logo key +Left Maximize the window to the left side of the screen.
Arrow

Maximize the window to the right side of the screen.

Windows logo key +Right
 Press this key To do this

Arrow

Windows logo key +Down Minimize the window.

Arrow

Windows logo key +Home Minimize all but the active window.

Windows logo key +Shift+Up Stretch the window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Arrow

Windows logo key

+Shift+Left Arrow or Right Move a window from one monitor to another.
Arrow

Windows logo key +P Choose a presentation display mode.

Windows logo key +G Cycle through gadgets.

Windows logo key +U Open Ease of Access Center.

Windows logo key +X Open Windows Mobility Center.

Windows Explorer keyboard

shortcuts
The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Explorer windows
or folders.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Open a new window

Ctrl+W Close the current window

Ctrl+Shift+N Create a new folder

End Display the bottom of the active window

Home Display the top of the active window

F11 Maximize or minimize the active window

 Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Period (.) Rotate a picture clockwise

Ctrl+Comma (,) Rotate a picture counter-clockwise

Num Lock+Asterisk (*) on numeric

Display all subfolders under the selected folder
keypad

Num Lock+Plus Sign (+) on numeric

Display the contents of the selected folder
keypad

Num Lock+Minus Sign (-) on numeric

Collapse the selected folder
keypad

Collapse the current selection (if it's expanded), or select

Left Arrow
the parent folder

Alt+Enter Open the Properties dialog box for the selected item

Alt+P Display the preview pane

Alt+Left Arrow View the previous folder

Backspace View the previous folder

Display the current selection (if it's collapsed), or select

Right Arrow
the first subfolder

Alt+Right Arrow View the next folder

Alt+Up Arrow View the parent folder

Ctrl+Shift+E Display all folders above the selected folder

Ctrl+Mouse scroll wheel Change the size and appearance of file and folder icons

Alt+D Select the address bar

Ctrl+E Select the search box

Ctrl+F Select the search box

Taskbar keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with items on the taskbar.

Press this key To do this

Shift+Click on a taskbar button Open a program or quickly open another instance of a

 Press this key To do this

program

Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button Open a program as an administrator

Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button Show the window menu for the program

Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar

Show the window menu for the group
button

Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button Cycle through the windows of the group

Magnifier keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Magnifier.

Press this key To do this

Windows logo key + Plus Sign (+) or Minus Sign (-) Zoom in or out

Ctrl+Alt+Spacebar Preview the desktop in full-screen mode

Ctrl+Alt+F Switch to full-screen mode

Ctrl+Alt+L Switch to lens mode

Ctrl+Alt+D Switch to docked mode

Ctrl+Alt+I Invert colors

Ctrl+Alt+arrow keys Pan in the direction of the arrow keys

Ctrl+Alt+R Resize the lens

Windows logo key + Esc Exit Magnifier

Remote Desktop Connection keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Remote Desktop Connection.

Press this key To do this

Alt+Page Up Move between programs from left to right.

Alt+Page Down Move between programs from right to left.

Alt+Insert Cycle through programs in the order that they were started in.
 Press this key To do this

Alt+Home Display the Start menu.

Ctrl+Alt+Break Switch between a window and full screen.

Ctrl+Alt+End Display the Windows Security dialog box.

Alt+Delete Display the system menu.

Place a copy of the active window, within the client, on the Terminal
Ctrl+Alt+Minus Sign (-)
server clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing
on the numeric keypad
Alt+PrtScn on a local computer).

Place a copy of the entire client window area on the Terminal server
Ctrl+Alt+Plus Sign (+) on
clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PrtScn on a
the numeric keypad
local computer).

“Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host

Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow program (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the
Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program.

“Tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host

Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow program (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the
Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program.

Note
Ctrl+Alt+Break and Ctrl+Alt+End are available in all Remote Desktop sessions, even when
you've set up the remote computer to recognize Windows keyboard shortcuts.

Paint keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Paint.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Create a new picture

Ctrl+O Open an existing picture

Ctrl+S Save changes to a picture

F12 Save the picture as a new file

Ctrl+P Print a picture

Alt+F4 Close a picture and its Paint window

 Press this key To do this

Ctrl+Z Undo a change

Ctrl+Y Redo a change

Ctrl+A Select the entire picture

Ctrl+X Cut a selection

Ctrl+C Copy a selection to the Clipboard

Ctrl+V Paste a selection from the Clipboard

Right Arrow Move the selection or active shape right by one pixel

Left Arrow Move the selection or active shape left by one pixel

Down Arrow Move the selection or active shape down by one pixel

Up Arrow Move the selection or active shape up by one pixel

Esc Cancel a selection

Delete Delete a selection

Ctrl+B Bold selected text

Ctrl++ Increase the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel

Ctrl+- Decrease the width of a brush, line, or shape outline by one pixel

Ctrl+I Italicize selected text

Ctrl+U Underline selected text

Ctrl+E Open the Properties dialog box

Ctrl+W Open the Resize and Skew dialog box

Ctrl+Page Up Zoom in

Ctrl+Page Down Zoom out

F11 View a picture in full-screen mode

Ctrl+R Show or hide the ruler

Ctrl+G Show or hide gridlines

F10 or Alt Display keytips

 Press this key To do this

Shift+F10 Show the current shortcut menu

F1 Open Paint Help

WordPad keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with WordPad.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Create a new document

Ctrl+O Open an existing document

Ctrl+S Save changes to a document

F12 Save the document as a new file

Ctrl+P Print a document

Alt+F4 Close WordPad

Ctrl+Z Undo a change

Ctrl+Y Redo a change

Ctrl+A Select the entire document

Ctrl+X Cut a selection

Ctrl+C Copy a selection to the Clipboard

Ctrl+V Paste a selection from the Clipboard

Ctrl+B Make selected text bold

Ctrl+I Italicize selected text

Ctrl+U Underline selected text

Ctrl+= Make selected text subscript

Ctrl+Shift+= Make selected text superscript

Ctrl+L Align text left

Ctrl+E Align text center

Ctrl+R Align text right

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Ctrl+J Justify text

Ctrl+1 Set single line spacing

Ctrl+2 Set double line spacing

Ctrl+5 Set line spacing to 1.5

Ctrl+Shift+> Increase the font size

Ctrl+Shift+< Decrease the font size

Ctrl+Shift+A Change characters to all capitals

Ctrl+Shift+L Change the bullet style

Ctrl+D Insert a Microsoft Paint drawing

Ctrl+F Find text in a document

F3 Find the next instance of the text in the Find dialog box

Ctrl+H Replace text in a document

Ctrl+Left Arrow Move the cursor one word to the left

Ctrl+Right Arrow Move the cursor one word to the right

Ctrl+Up Arrow Move the cursor to the line above

Ctrl+Down Arrow Move the cursor to the line below

Ctrl+Home Move to the beginning of the document

Ctrl+End Move to the end of the document

Ctrl+Page Up Move up one page

Ctrl+Page Down Move down one page

Ctrl+Delete Delete the next word

F10 Display keytips

Shift+F10 Show the current shortcut menu

F1 Open WordPad Help

 Press this key To do this

Calculator keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Calculator.

Press this key To do this

Alt+1 Switch to Standard mode

Alt+2 Switch to Scientific mode

Alt+3 Switch to Programmer mode

Alt+4 Switch to Statistics mode

Ctrl+E Open date calculations

Ctrl+H Turn calculation history on or off

Ctrl+U Open unit conversion

Alt+C Calculate or solve date calculations and worksheets

F1 Open Calculator Help

Ctrl+Q Press the M- button

Ctrl+P Press the M+ button

Ctrl+M Press the MS button

Ctrl+R Press the MR button

Ctrl+L Press the MC button

% Press the % button

F9 Press the +/– button

/ Press the / button

* Press the * button

+ Press the + button

- Press the – button

R Press the 1/× button

@ Press the square root button

 Press this key To do this

0-9 Press the number buttons (0-9)

= Press the = button

. Press the . (decimal point) button

Backspace Press the backspace button

Esc Press the C button

Del Press the CE button

Ctrl+Shift+D Clear the calculation history

F2 Edit the calculation history

Up Arrow key Navigate up in the calculation history

Down Arrow key Navigate down in the calculation history

Esc Cancel editing the calculation history

Enter Recalculate the calculation history after editing

F3 Select Degrees in Scientific mode

F4 Select Radians in Scientific mode

F5 Select Grads in Scientific mode

I Press the Inv button in Scientific mode

D Press the Mod button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+S Press the sinh button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+O Press the cosh button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+T Press the tanh button in Scientific mode

( Press the ( button in Scientific mode

) Press the ) button in Scientific mode

N Press the ln button in Scientific mode

; Press the Int button in Scientific mode

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S Press the sin button in Scientific mode

O Press the cos button in Scientific mode

T Press the tan button in Scientific mode

M Press the dms button in Scientific mode

P Press the pi button in Scientific mode

V Press the F-E button in Scientific mode

X Press the Exp button in Scientific mode

Q Press the x^2 button in Scientific mode

Y Press the x^y button in Scientific mode

# Press the x^3 button in Scientific mode

L Press the log button in Scientific mode

! Press the n! button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+Y Press the y√x button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+B Press the 3√x button in Scientific mode

Ctrl+G Press the 10x button in Scientific mode

F5 Select Hex in Programmer mode

F6 Select Dec in Programmer mode

F7 Select Oct in Programmer mode

F8 Select Bin in Programmer mode

F12 Select Qword in Programmer mode

F2 Select Dword in Programmer mode

F3 Select Word in Programmer mode

F4 Select Byte in Programmer mode

K Press the RoR button in Programmer mode

J Press the RoL button in Programmer mode

 Press this key To do this

< Press the Lsh button in Programmer mode

> Press the Rsh button in Programmer mode

% Press the Mod button in Programmer mode

( Press the ( button in Programmer mode

) Press the ) button in Programmer mode

| Press the Or button in Programmer mode

^ Press the Xor button in Programmer mode

~ Press the Not button in Programmer mode

& Press the And button in Programmer mode

A-F Press the A-F buttons in Programmer mode

Spacebar Toggles the bit value in Programmer mode

A Press the Average button in Statistics mode

Ctrl+A Press the Average Sq button in Statistics mode

S Press the Sum button in Statistics mode

Ctrl+S Press the Sum Sq button in Statistics mode

T Press the S.D. button in Statistics mode

Ctrl+T Press the Inv S.D. button in Statistics mode

D Press the CAD button in Statistics mode

Windows Journal keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with Windows Journal.

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+N Start a new note

Ctrl+O Open a recently used note

Ctrl+S Save changes to a note

Ctrl+Shift+V Move a note to a specific folder

Press this key To do this

Ctrl+P Print a note

Alt+F4 Close a note and its Journal window

Ctrl+Z Undo a change

Ctrl+Y Redo a change

Ctrl+A Select all items on a page

Ctrl+X Cut a selection

Ctrl+C Copy a selection to the Clipboard

Ctrl+V Paste a selection from the Clipboard

Esc Cancel a selection

Delete Delete a selection

Ctrl+F Start a basic find

Ctrl+G Go to a page

F5 Refresh find results

F5 Refresh the note list

F6 Toggle between a note list and a note

Ctrl+Shift+C Display a shortcut menu for column headings in a note list

F11 View a note in full-screen mode

F1 Open Journal Help

Windows Help viewer keyboard shortcuts

The following table contains keyboard shortcuts for working with the Help viewer.

Press this key To do this

Alt+C Display the Table of Contents

Alt+N Display the Connection Settings menu

F10 Display the Options menu

 Press this key To do this

Alt+Left Arrow Move back to the previously viewed topic

Alt+Right Arrow Move forward to the next (previously viewed) topic

Alt+A Display the customer support page

Alt+Home Display the Help and Support home page

Home Move to the beginning of a topic

End Move to the end of a topic

Ctrl+F Search the current topic

Ctrl+P Print a topic

F3 Move the cursor to the search box

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Keyboard shortcuts
This is a list of keyboard shortcuts in Mozilla Firefox. If you have enabled Emacs-style text
editing shortcuts in GNOME, they will also work in Firefox. When an Emacs text editing
shortcut conflicts with the default shortcuts (as occurs with Ctrl+K), the Emacs shortcut will take
preference if focus is inside a textbox (which would include the location bar and search bar). In
such cases you should use the alternate keyboard shortcut if one is listed below.
Command Shortcut
Navigation
Altcommand+Left
Arrow
Back BackspaceCtrlcom
mand+[
Delete
Altcommand+Rig
ht Arrow
Forward Shift+BackspaceC
trlcommand+]
Shift+Delete
Home AltOpt+Home
Open File Ctrlcommand+O
F5
Reload
Ctrlcommand+R
Ctrl+F5
Reload (override cache) Ctrlcommand+Shi
ft+R
command+.
Stop
Esc
Current Page
Go to Bottom of Page End
Go to Top of Page Home
Move to Next Frame F6
Move to Previous Frame Shift+F6
Page Info Ctrlcommand+I
Page Source Ctrlcommand+U
Print Ctrlcommand+P
Save Page As Ctrlcommand+S
Zoom In Ctrlcommand++
Zoom Out Ctrlcommand+-
Zoom Reset Ctrlcommand+0
Editing
Copy Ctrlcommand+C
Cut Ctrlcommand+X
Delete Delete
Paste Ctrlcommand+V
 Ctrlcommand+YS
Redo
hift+Z
Select All Ctrlcommand+A
Undo Ctrlcommand+Z
Search
Find Ctrlcommand+F
F3
Find Again
Ctrlcommand+G
Find As You Type Link '
Find As You Type Text /
Find Previous Shift+F3
Ctrlcommand+K
Web Search
Ctrl+EJ
Windows & Tabs (see Tabbed browsing )
Ctrlcommand+W
Close Tab
Ctrl+F4
Ctrlcommand+Shi
Close Window ft+W
Alt+F4
Ctrlcommand+Lef
Move Tab Left t Arrow
(when tab is focused) Ctrlcommand+Up
Arrow
Ctrlcommand+Rig
Move Tab Right ht Arrow
(when tab is focused) Ctrlcommand+Do
wn Arrow
Move Tab to Beginning Ctrlcommand+Ho
(when tab is focused) me
Move Tab to End Ctrlcommand+En
(when tab is focused) d
New Tab Ctrlcommand+T
New Window Ctrlcommand+N
Ctrl+Tab
command+Opt+Ri
Next Tab ght Arrow
command+}
Ctrl+Page Down
Open Address in New Tab AltOpt+EnterRetu
(from Location Bar or Search Bar) rn
CtrlCtrl+Shift+Ta
b
command+Opt+L
Previous Tab
eft Arrow
command+{
Ctrl+Page Up
 Ctrlcommand+Shi
Undo Close Tab
ft+T
Ctrlcommand+Shi
Undo Close Window
ft+N
CtrlAltcommand+
Select Tab (1 to 8)
(1 to 8)
CtrlAltcommand+
Select Last Tab
9
Tools
Ctrlcommand+Shi
Bookmark All Tabs
ft+D
Bookmark This Page Ctrlcommand+D
Ctrlcommand+B
Bookmarks
Ctrl+I
Ctrlcommand+Shi
Library window
ft+BO
Caret Browsing F7
Ctrlcommand+JSh
Downloads
ift+Y
Ctrl+Hcommand+
History
Shift+H
Ctrlcommand+Shi
Toggle Private Browsing
ft+P
Ctrlcommand+Shi
Clear Recent History
ft+Del
Ctrlcommand+Shi
Error Console
ft+J
Miscellaneous
Ctrlcommand+Ent
Complete .com Address
erReturn
Complete .net Address Shift+EnterReturn
Ctrlcommand+Shi
Complete .org Address
ft+EnterReturn
Delete Selected Autocomplete Entry Shift+Del
(Firefox 3.6)
Toggle Full Screen command+Shift+F
F11
Help F1command+?
ALT
Toggle Menu Toolbar (when hidden)
F10
Alt+D
Select Location Bar F6
Ctrlcommand+L
Select or Manage Search Engines AltOpt+Up Arrow
(when Search Bar is focused) AltOpt+Down
 Arrow
F4
Media shortcuts(OGG/Theora Videos Only)
Toggle Play / Pause Space
Decrease volume Arrow down
Increase volume Arrow up
Ctrl+Down
Mute audio Arrowcommand+
Down Arrow
Ctrl+Arrow
Unmute audio upcommand+Up
Arrow
Seek back 15 seconds Left Arrow
Ctrl+Left
Seek back 10 % Arrowcommand+
Left Arrow
Seek forward 15 seconds Right Arrow
Ctrl+Right
Seek forward 10 % Arrowcommand+
Right Arrow
Seek to the beginning Home
Seek to the end End